The Closed Shop and the Right to Organize
Joseph Owen argues the closed shop can be a stabilizing contract between union and employer, serving industrial peace. He traces union goals from better wages to employment certainty, and proposes a formal agreement hiring only union members to prevent disruption. Jim Larkin’s resignation as Irish transport strikes leader is noted, with a comment on the union’s lack of success since.
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Tabor
Wien
Jrst
Joseph Owen
Unionism That Pays What Cigarmakers' International Union Has Done
The 1913 trade year showed normal conditions for our trade with a fairly good out of work benefit level. The union’s general fund rose by 14562.93 in 1913 while out of work benefits dropped to 31988.71 from 42011.05 in 1912. Total benefits paid reached 563449.75 in 1913, with 11347649.30 over thirty four years. Fewer trade disputes occurred, strike spending fell to 8877.02 from 12646.87 in 1912, and many disputes were settled via conciliation and arbitration. Death and total disability benefits rose to 280555.02 in 1913 from 261910.21 in 1912, with per member cost at 5.07 for 1913. The Cigarmakers Journal notes steady, beneficial progress over fifteen years.
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International Union
Cigarmakers' Journal
Labor Gossip and Union Trends Across Nations
Norway sees 69 percent of mechanics in unions while La Creme Wisconsin reports weekly living costs for a family at 12.92 dollars. The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron Ship Builders has paid 9,800 in death benefits and 159,828.88 in strike benefits over two years. The Story Makers' Union of Pittsburgh, a 600 member strong IWW hub in Pennsylvania, will sever ties with the IWW and join the AFL. New York port hosts about 40,000 longshoremen earning about 10 dollars weekly, with three to four days of actual labor and the rest spent awaiting work.
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Norway
la Creme
Wis
Costa
Tnternational Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron Ship Builders of America
Story Makers’ Union of
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
American Federation of Labor
New York
Early Croziers Mentioned in Medieval Church History
The earliest crozier is cited as carried by Ataldus, archbishop of Reims who died in 1038. An old Winchester cathedral font shows a bishop with a crozier, likely the earliest English example. Bartholomew, bishop of Exeter, 1161 to 1184, has a rude crozier carved on his tomb.
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Ataldus
Reims
Winchester
England
Bartholomew
Exeter
London Graphic
Edison on the ladder of success through repeated effort
Thomas Edison told a disappointed man at dinner that progress comes from persistence not giving in. He explained the ladder of success is built round after round of failure, with the successful person simply continuing the fight.
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Thomas A. Edison
Mr. Edison
Washington Star
Willing Messenger Mrs Suburbs Hiring for Wood Cutting
A Boston Transcript line depicts a scene where Mrs Suburbs asks a tramp if he is out of work and offers a cord of wood to be cut up, prompting the tramp to ask where the man she wants lives and respond that he will go and get him.
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Boston Transcript
I am sorry to see you going with that disreputable young fellow
A Baltimore American item quotes a father scolding his son for choosing questionable society. The dialogue contrasts wealth with virtue, noting the son seeks social cultivation while the father warns against reckless company and moral compromise.
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Baltimore
Arbitration by agreement rather than compulsion
The Shoemakers' Journal argues that voluntary arbitration via mutual agreement between unions and employers is superior to compulsory state mandates. It frames arbitration as educational, reducing costly strife while expanding benefits, acknowledging that employer and worker interests are not identical but aiming to secure better labor conditions through peaceful dispute resolution.
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Australia
Shoemakers’ Journal
Bob Sles
Restriction of Output Prompts Labor Debate in Article
The piece argues that labor unions restrict output mainly to limit overwork and share work fairly, while capitalist control of machinery and profits drives the real output restriction. It contrasts labor restraint with capital driven production and cites wage data for Norway workers and a poem excerpt reflecting worker hardship.
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Moses Oppenheimer
Menacing Sea Threatens Atlantic Coast Cities
Geologists warn the Atlantic coast may sink under rising seas, with New York Boston Philadelphia and others at risk. They cite coast subsidence since the glacial era and map potential flooding and recharted river mouths, noting gradual rise could be countered by dikes but cities eventually drift toward the mainland. Nearby notes include a Harper's Weekly anecdote on courage and civic pride.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Atlantic
Henry
Coast Survey
Tiine
Charlestown
Boston Harbor
Hudson River
Ees
Baltimore
Portiona
Washington
Mississigud
Ita
New Orleans
Galveston
Geological Survey
Manhattan Island
Ballers
Customs House
Broadway
Wall Street
Nassau Street
City Halt
East River
Manhattan
New York City
New Jersey
Long Island
Delaware
Chesapeake
Cpt
W. A du Puy
Sam
Andrew Jackson's Fine and Judge Hall Clash in Orleans
The Cassward clash after the War of 1812 unfolds as Jackson, ruling martial law in New Orleans, imprisons Louatilier as a spy and expels Judge Hall. Peace is declared, Jackson frees prisoners, Hall returns, and Hall seeks contempt of court against Jackson, who appears to defend his wartime acts amid public cheers for the general.
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Judge Hall
New Orleans
Jackson
Louatilier
Loualiier
Mall
Ute Jackson
Imttia
Lauruisiana
Tennessee
Kentucky
Hall
Martin
Yue Bne Wis
Phildelbbja Press
Scanlan’s Comedy Plot With Wu Splits The Show
In a tale from Popular Magazine, Scanlan wooed Minister Wu and Chinese officials to stage a new comic opera. He proposed entertaining the legation with plans of clever jokes and songs, and a gathering of thirty-two Chinese guests drew the crowd as the show featured many good songs and a humorous reception.
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Scanlan
WJ Scanlan
Wellington
Jdece
Scaulan
Scanlin
Senninn
Popular
Art at the Royal Academy Sparks Complaints and Laughs
A New York Sun item notes the annual Royal Academy showing prompts lively talk as members review feedback on hung orientations and other labors. Meanwhile a boiler whisper and a Tennessee anecdote add small, period flavor to the page.
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Royal Academy
New York Sun
Great Ide Interested Party boat claim debunked by inventor
The dialogue questions if the boat can get upset and negates it as impossible. The inventor explains the tanks are filled with righting fluid, while the Buffalo Express notes Virtue has many preachers but few martyrs, reflecting skepticism and critique in printed remarks.
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Buffalo Express
Virtue
Elvetion
Eight Hour Law Invalid by U S Supreme Court
The New York eight hour law for railway employees was ruled invalid by the U S Supreme Court as an interference with Interstate Commerce Commission authority. The Erie railroad challenged the law as beyond state powers, while New York courts had upheld it as constitutional and a police power measure.
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New York
Supreme Court of the United States
Erie Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Trade unions defend shorter hours amid wage earners’ risk
Trade unionists argue that current conditions justify shorter hours and that workers’ social service warrants limiting hours despite broader global poverty. They insist employers bear responsibility for improving life prospects, while urging action to boost workers purchasing power. Professor Emeritus Pronrank K fosters debate with Eltet, Harvard president emeritus.
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Willaborer
Pronrank K
Dy Eltet
Emerita
Harvard
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Dade Shill
Alte
Pier
Tay
Tate
Hulldas
Holbreck Bros
Voss-Holbreck
Holzberger
H.H. Jones Service
East 5Th St
Cincinnati
the Ohio Union
Hamilton
Ohio Union Brewing Co
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